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@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
<!--
-$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.16 2000/12/25 23:15:26 petere Exp $
+$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/ref/postgres-ref.sgml,v 1.17 2001/03/17 16:27:31 petere Exp $
Postgres documentation
-->
@@ -78,7 +78,12 @@ Postgres documentation
<para>
The <filename>postgres</filename> executable is the actual
<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> server process that processes
- queries. The second form above is how
+ queries. It is normally not called directly; instead a <xref
+ linkend="app-postmaster"> multi-user server is started.
+ </para>
+
+ <para>
+ The second form above is how
<application>postgres</application> is invoked by the <xref
linkend="app-postmaster"> (only
conceptually, since both <filename>postmaster</filename> and
@@ -255,7 +260,7 @@ Postgres documentation
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term>-f [ s | i | m | n | h ]</term>
+ <term>-f { s | i | m | n | h }</term>
<listitem>
<para>
Forbids the use of particular scan and join methods: